All blasphemy aside . . .

This is my list of games that God could not win. There are explanations for each one. Re-check this post from time to time as i will add to it as they come to me (are suggested). So, without further delay (or delayla for that matter),

Games God could not win:

- Dodge Ball. Come on, possibly the most obvious; He's omni-freekin-present! How do you not hit him. Guaranteed 1st out every game.

- Any variation of tag (see above).

- Ping-pong. At first i thought, of course God would win at stupid table tennis! He's God! But, you may recall, His eye is on the sparrow. You've got to keep your eye on the ball man!
___- you could lump a lot of racket sports in here too. (volleyball as well i suppose)
___- on a related not, he'd crush at badminton, sparrow/birdy, same thing.

Board at work

So, i've been bored at work lately and I recently recieved some new pedals for Christmas. It was not enough for me to re-arrange my pedal board (twice). I had to embrace my dorkiness and and use CAD at work to draft it out. Behold:

I"m working to try and get one uploaded that you can view full size but blogger is not cooperating. This should give you the general idea in the mean time. Feel free to email me if you want the full size pdf in the mean time.

why ink would be better . . .

Some of you may recognize the self referential nature of this blog's title. It sort of assumes you know something and updates the thought related to that something. Whether you get it or not is unimportant. I selected this title because, frankly, ink is better. Allow me to explain.

I used to write letters to friends. This was an involved process. I had to get a pen, some paper, an envelope, and a stamp. I had to lick stuff then hire a courier to transport it all in the hope that my friend would get it, read it then respond in kind. What a pain. Email seems so much easier. I go the computer, click a few icons, type stuff, spell check it then send. That mystical internet then makes sure they get it in a matter of nano-seconds. Brilliant! How could email not be better than the ink based system? I'm glad I asked that.

What i learned is that there is something about writing a letter. You have to put forth extra effort. I got into that. I actually went out and bought special pens and ink for writing letters. It was fun and I felt a little more connected to these friends than I did when I emailed them. There was also the excitement of getting a letter back. Mail usually sucks. Getting a handwritten letter always brightened my day. In short, letter writing is more personal, it means more.

I haven't written a letter in years. This caused a change in the verb in this blog title. Had I started it years ago it would read "Ink is better". My willingness to join the email herd has moved the reality of that superiority to the the past tense. Now I simply lament the superiority of ink. It would be better, if I used it.

Ink would also be a better medium for this exercise. I like having a place to write and store my thoughts. I also like having a passive way to share them and receive comments. There is nothing inherently wrong with that but at the same time, the more heavily i rely on digital forms of communication the less connected i feel to those with whom i communicate. I think the best option would be for me to write these thoughts privately and then, should it seem relevant, share them with you by letter, or better, over a pint.

The question I have to answer is: Do I email and blog because i'm compromising with technology or because I'm selling out.

mmmm, narcissism

A while back I decided I'd start blogging. I typed up what would be my first blog entry. It was basically all about how blogging was basically just a digitized form of narcissism. I think my favorite part of that blog-entry-to-be was the blatant narcissism with which i discussed narcissism. It was truly a thing of beauty. This, is not that entry. I really can't bring myself to look at it again. It's just too beautiful. If i gaze again i may drown in it. We can't have that.

I opted, for a variety of reasons, not to blog at that time. One reason being I simply could not think of a good reason to. Don't get me wrong, I've got good crap to say, but I could not imagine a reason to blog that would not, in the end be a way of saying, "hey, look how cool I am." Driving home from Richmond recently, I realized that blogging is a good thought stimulator. I occasionally have thoughts about stuff that I'm sure I'd write down and explore further if only I had a place/reason to do it. Blogging could therefore be a thought promoting activity. Being a sucker for thinking deeply about unimportant stuff I decided the time had come.

So that's my justification. I hope it's a good one. Maybe my next post will be an explanation of the blog's title.